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What is SEAD? Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses is an offensive counter air operation involving military actions intended to neutralize, degrade, or destroy enemy surface-based air defense systems through kinetic, disruptive, or electromagnetic means. Contex...

Harm Targeting System (HTS) A modern block 50/52 F-16C equipped with HTS is a SEAD platform with a robust capability to expediently detect, locate, suppress, and destroy air defense systems.  The Raytheon AN/ASQ-213 is a small 8” diameter by 56” long pod weig...

There are essentially three basic methods which allow for the passive location of stationary ground-based emitters from airborne platforms. Triangulation Triangulation is likely the most commonly understood means of passively detecting emitter locations.  Th...

The term Integrated Air Defense System or IADS has been used to describe the aggregate of missile defense systems, command and control systems, and early warning and detection systems. The IADS are typically part of a broader Anti Access/ Area Denial strategy....

Fundamentally there are two forms of SEAD. Preplanned or deliberate SEAD Reactive SEAD. Preplanned / Deliberate SEAD Preplanned/deliberate SEAD is probably the simplest to understand. In this mode of SEAD, aircraft take preemptive shots against known o...

The following references where insightful in the preparation of this volume. Electronic Warfare Fundamentals, November 2000. NAWCWD TP 8347 Fourth Edition, Electronic Warfare and Radar Systems Engineering Handbook, October 2013. Air Land Sea Application M...

1.1 Course Title - Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals 1.2 Course Objective - To graduate pilots and weapon systems officers (WSO) with a basic understanding of fighter fundamentals. The emphasis is on developing wingman responsibilities, situational awarene...

Track A F-15C Track B F-15E, F-16 Track C A-10 Track D WSO F-15E, EA-6B Track E Consolidated FT (Air to Air) (Dual Role) (Air to Ground) (WSO) (IAW 455vAEW I) F-1 F-1 F-1 - F-1C F-2 F-2 F-2 - F-...

F-1 Aircraft: 2 Time: 1.1 Crew: P/IP, P/IP Prerequisites: ST-1 , ST-2 , FM-1 Mission Objectives: Demonstrate proficiency in emergency procedures and single-ship takeoff. Introduce/practice mission tasks listed below. ...

F-2 Aircraft: 2 Time: 1.1 Crew: P/IP, P/IP Prerequisites: F-1, FM-2 Mission Objectives: Introduce ranging/pursuit curve exercise, heat-to-guns/guns tracking exercise, simulated IR missile shot, and instrument approach. In...

F-3 Aircraft: 4 Time: 1.1 Crew: IP/X, P/IP, P/IP, P/IP Prerequisites: F-2, FM-3 Mission Objectives: Demonstrate proficiency in mission planning/briefing/debriefing, ground operations, departure,RTB procedures, and normal o...

F-4 Aircraft: 4 Time: 1.1 Crew: IP/X, P/IP, IP/X, P/IP Prerequisites: F-3 Mission Objectives: Demonstrate proficiency in two-ship tactical formation and four-ship basic formation. Demonstrate proficiency in flight discipl...

H-1 Aircraft: 1 or 2 Time: 1.1 Crew: P/IP or P/IP, P/IP Prerequisites: AH 2, SEP-1, SI-1 Mission Objectives: Demonstrate proficiency in instrument penetration and precision/nonprecision approaches. Introduce advanced hand...

OB-1 Aircraft: 2 Time: 0.9 Crew: IP/X, P/IP Prerequisites: ST 8, SB-1, F-4, H-1 Mission Objectives: Introduce offensive BFM exercises. Introduce offensive BFM from medium range setups. Practice mission tasks listed below...

OB-2 Aircraft: 2 Time: 0.9 Crew: IP/X, P/IP Prerequisites: OB-1 Mission Objectives: Introduce quarter-plane exercise. Introduce offensive BFM from short range setups. Practice mission tasks listed below. Speci...

OB-3 Aircraft: 2 Time: 0.9 Crew: IP/X, P/IP Prerequisites: OB-2 Mission Objectives: Practice mission tasks listed below. Specific Mission Tasks: 1. Takeoff2. Departure3. Tactical formation4. Armament switcholog...

OB-4 Aircraft: 2 Time: 0.9 Crew: IP/X, P/IP or IP/X, P/X Prerequisites: OB-3 Mission Objectives: Demonstrate proficiency in offensive BFM from short and medium range setups. Demonstrate proficiency in CRM tasks. Practice...

DB-1 Aircraft: 2 Time: 0.9 Crew: IP/X, P/IP Prerequisites: SB-2, OB-4 (Track A/B) or OB-2 (Track C), AA-6 Mission Objectives: Introduce defensive BFM exercises. Introduce defensive BFM from medium range setups. Practice ...

DB-2 Aircraft: 2 Time: 0.9 Crew: IP/X, P/IP Prerequisites: DB-1 Mission Objectives: Introduce jink exercise and defensive BFM from short range setups. Practice mission tasks listed below. Specific Mission Tasks...

DB-3 Aircraft: 2 Time: 0.9 Crew: IP/X, P/IP Prerequisites: DB-2 Mission Objectives: Practice defensive BFM from short and medium range setups. Practice mission tasks listed below. Specific Mission Tasks: 1. Ta...